The political and moral panics we're seeing in the wake of successful DSA insurgencies are notably lacking in juice. We frankly used to see a higher caliber of red-baiting. [Link in first reply]

One of the best things about British democracy is the fact it forces rich, privately-educated elites to wait around in grubby community centres then stand onstage next to goofy guys in costumes. Godspeed, Count Binface. [link in first reply]

The rumours are true. My publisher O/R is currently selling their *entire* catalogue at a 30% discount. That includes The Dead Center. What are you waiting for? [link in first reply]

For July 4th, the NYT ran a report on Norway that simultaneously lauded its social welfare institutions while ignoring its high levels of public ownership and dismissing the notion any of this has to do with socialism. That's historically blinkered and analytically unhelpful.

For July 4th, the NYT ran a report on Norway that simultaneously lauded its social welfare institutions while ignoring its high levels of public ownership and dismissing the notion any of this has to do with socialism. That's historically blinkered and analytically unhelpful.

💸NEW EP💸 We follow the money in Soderbergh's 2019 Panama Papers info-comedy(?) THE LAUNDROMAT with @lukewsavage.bsky.social! Data leaks, BIG SHORT core, the fundamental limitations of liberalism - it's all here, folks. Really great ep, check it out! podcastyforme.com

“The upshot, ironically, is that the country founded by rebellious colonists is more reverential toward its political & economic elites than the one still ruled by a king.” The Strangely British Art of Humiliating Powerful People - @lukewsavage.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/lukewsav...

The British backseat photo, a sociological investigation www.lukewsavage.com/p/the-strang...

The British backseat photo, a sociological investigation www.lukewsavage.com/p/the-strang...

NEW: I've long been fascinated by the (often AI-generated) promotional slop that floods my inbox every day and curious as to how something this low rent can conceivably represent a viable business model. Link in first reply.

With the recent news that the CBC is losing Hockey Night in Canada, and that Rogers is taking over exclusive broadcast rights, the country is losing one of its most cherished cultural institutions. It didn't have to be like this.

Bye bye www.lukewsavage.com/p/starmer-is...

The end of Hockey Night in Canada is bigger than hockey. "On a more profound level, though, the slow death of Hockey Night in Canada feels symptomatic of how much this country has come to neglect its public institutions and cultural heritage in general." #CdnPoli

With the recent news that the CBC is losing Hockey Night in Canada, and that Rogers is taking over exclusive broadcast rights, the country is losing one of its most cherished cultural institutions. It didn't have to be like this.

In Ep 239, "The Vague, Capital-Serving Co-Optation of 'Affordability' Politics," we detail the history of generic "affordability" discourse and how, post-Mamdani, it's become the go-to buzzword justifying deregulation, tax breaks for developers and minor tweaks to our for profit healthcare system.

The symbolic power of the US presidency has been critical in sustaining the foundational beliefs and myths of the country’s entire political order. With Trump we are seeing that symbolic power steadily eroded. www.lukewsavage.com/p/donald-tru...

Grateful to @thewalrus.ca for reprinting my latest piece on the state of Canadian politics: thewalrus.ca/carneys-poli...

Mark Carney's electoral dominance is not a permanent state. The only question is how much longer Canada's post-2025 political dynamic can realistically sustain itself. My latest on Substack. Link in first reply. www.lukewsavage.com/p/somethings...

“Freedom for everyone thus requires more than the right to compete on equal terms in a competition that was never fair to begin with.” The Mountain & the Continental Road Race - @lukewsavage.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/lukewsav...

[email protected] is one of the best people writing on AI, digital rights, and why so much of the internet sucks these days. I was fortunate to sit down with him on Substack earlier this week for a far-reaching conversation about all this and more. www.lukewsavage.com/p/the-enshit...

[email protected] is one of the best people writing on AI, digital rights, and why so much of the internet sucks these days. I was fortunate to sit down with him on Substack earlier this week for a far-reaching conversation about all this and more. www.lukewsavage.com/p/the-enshit...

"Ford might be a right wing ideologue, but he has proven surprisingly able to reign himself in when the opportunity cost of pushing something forward gets too high" #OnPoli (Luke tackles messy problems & helps them make sense + he's a great writer. He's got a 50% off sale on subscriptions rn.)

Doug Ford has somehow been in power for eight years now. In my latest piece for Substack, I consider how and why the PCs have managed to stay entrenched despite so much rank corruption and dishonesty — and why things may well be about to change. www.lukewsavage.com/p/doug-ford-...

Doug Ford has somehow been in power for eight years now. In my latest piece for Substack, I consider how and why the PCs have managed to stay entrenched despite so much rank corruption and dishonesty — and why things may well be about to change. www.lukewsavage.com/p/doug-ford-...

You've all heard this quote, yeah? Well, it's very stupid. Churchill never said it, but more importantly people do not, in fact, enter adulthood as radicals and grow more conservative with age. My latest for Substack ⬇️

I recently recorded a far-reaching conversation with @sunraysunray.bsky.social—founding editor of @jacobinmag.bsky.social—about the past, present, and future of the socialist project. I’m pleased to be able to able to share it with all in full. www.lukewsavage.com/p/time-for-s...

I'm happy to be featured in this forthcoming book in conservation with the NDP's new leader Avi Lewis and alongside some great people from across Canada's left. It's coming out June 25 can and you can pre-order it here: www.breachbooks.ca

Andy Burnham claims to be running against decades of failed neoliberal politics while seeking to return to Westminster using a playbook that effectively precludes his own stated goals. www.lukewsavage.com/p/the-dead-c...

“…millions are going hungry & food bank usage is reportedly up 45% relative to pre-pandemic levels. For those quoted above, however, the real crisis is the notion that the state might intervene.” Who's afraid of price controls? - @lukewsavage.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/lukewsav...

On the Perspectives Journal Podcast: @sunraysunray.bsky.social speaks to @lukewsavage.bsky.social about what a modern 21st century socialism should look like. What's worked, what's failed, and what comes next? 🔊 perspectivesjournal.ca/socialism-after-capitalism

I recently recorded a far-reaching conversation with @sunraysunray.bsky.social—founding editor of @jacobinmag.bsky.social—about the past, present, and future of the socialist project. I’m pleased to be able to able to share it with all in full. www.lukewsavage.com/p/time-for-s...

For the Perspectives Journal Podcast: @lukewsavage.bsky.social talks to @sunraysunray.bsky.social on what a modern 21st century socialism should look like. What’s worked, what’s failed & what comes next? Tune in on all major podcast platforms. 🎧 perspectivesjournal.ca/socialism-after-capitalism/

Inspired by a weird baseball broadcast I watched recently, I wrote about the insidious way sports betting is commodifying games. If every play is just a potential site of monetization, we lose something pretty fundamental about the experience of watching and enjoying sports.

The absurd meltdown over food price caps in Britain is yet another case study in decrepit market dogmas that simply refuse to die. www.lukewsavage.com/p/whos-afrai...

Inspired by a weird baseball broadcast I watched recently, I wrote about the insidious way sports betting is commodifying games. If every play is just a potential site of monetization, we lose something pretty fundamental about the experience of watching and enjoying sports.

Grateful to my friends at @rosaluxglobal.bsky.social for giving me the opportunity to write about the state of the Canadian left for an international audience.

Right wing opposition to the idea of a shorter working week reveals something critical about the reactionary imagination — my latest for Substack.

Starmerism, the grand finale www.lukewsavage.com/p/is-this-th...

Starmerism, the grand finale www.lukewsavage.com/p/is-this-th...

“But in this case especially, the obsessive privileging of shareholder returns at the expense of all else makes even the relatively straightforward business of making & serving coffee irrational & inefficient.” - @lukewsavage.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/lukewsav...

Mark Carney compares his sovereign wealth fund to Norway’s. Canadians are smart enough to see it’s not the same | #Opinion

In honour of the late, great Pete Seeger's birthday last weekend, I've decided to unlock this essay from last year about him, Bob Dylan, the Newport Folk Festival, and why'll always need them both.

I'm in today's Star with a piece on the Canadian government's "sovereign wealth fund", which is not in fact a sovereign wealth fund at all. Mark Carney may be talking like a Nordic social democrat but he is governing like a Thatcherite. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

Yes! "Fundamentally, this is a government that sees private profit as synonymous with the common good and believes that safeguarding the interests of corporate investors should be the preeminent concern of public policy," writes @lukewsavage.bsky.social. #CdnPoli 🎁 www.thestar.com/gift-redeem?...

"What he’s actually announced is much closer to a rebranding of the Trudeau government’s private infrastructure bank than a sovereign wealth fund in the mould of Norway’s," writes @lukewsavage.bsky.social www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... #cdnpoli

Oh my goodness, yes.

As an addendum to my recent piece on work and AI, here’s a followup with some interesting new insights generously shared with me by @doctorow.pluralistic.net. That AI-driven annihilation of trucking jobs we've heard so much about? Yeah, it's not really happening...

As I said when I called in to @lukewsavage.bsky.social and @willsloanesq.bsky.social's pod earlier this year, S60 -- a perverse favorite of mine -- is the archetypal "mind palace" artwork, wherein an artist, perhaps to their detriment, gets to plug a cord straight into their brain, no filter.

At long last, I have heeded the people's calls and addressed the all-important question of why the Moon deserves socialism www.lukewsavage.com/p/the-case-f...